Map of the World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents) - Kircher 1665 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original

Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand-colouring

The Galleon Route: The title explicitly mentions the "Galion de Manille

and California is correctly attached to the mainland—a rare choice for the mid-17th century when many Dutch mapmakers were still depicting it as an island

characterized by its distinctive sweeping roofs and decorative ridge-poles

the map is filled with:

Map of the World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents) - Kircher 1665 Technique: Copperplate engraving with originalTitle: Tabula Geographico Hydrographica Motus Oceani Currentes Cartographer: Athanasius Kircher Origin: Amsterdam Date: c. 1665 Technique: Copperplate engraving with hand colouring Mapping the Veins of the Earth In the 1660s, the world was still a place of deep mystery. Athanasius Kircher believed that the Earth was a living organism and that the oceans functioned like a circulatory system. This map tells the story of his "hydrographic" theory: he